Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

The Canon PowerShot S410 has a 1/1.8-inch, 4 megapixel CCD and retails for US $399. As a still digital camera with hybrid capability, the S410 records video at 10 frames per second with simultaneous audio. It has a 3x optical zoom with an additional 3.6x digital boost when necessary. The Canon PowerShot S410 provides some manual control features, although most have automatic parameters built in, gearing the camera towards the point-and-shoot consumer. In addition, the Canon S410 also has a 1.5-inch LCD screen as well as a real image optical zoom viewfinder.
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Connectivity
Software (6.0)
The PowerShot S410 comes with ArcSoft Camera Suite and Digital Camera Solution CD-ROMs. This software gives more image control choices, along with printing and reformatting options for both movie and still images.

 

Jacks, ports, plugs (6.0)
The Canon PowerShot S410 has a USB port for computer connectivity, a Video Out NTSC/PAL jack, and a CF Memory Card Slot for up to 512MB of memory.

 

Direct Print Options (5.5)
It is possible to print directly with the S410 by plugging the camera to a Direct Photo Printer using the connection cable, which is included with the camera.

 

Memory (6.5)
Images and Movies are recorded onto the CompactFlash Card. These cards can be changed for greater or lesser memory level, but there is no internal memory available on the Canon PowerShot S410. A 32MB CF card is however included with the camera.

Other Features (5.0)
Nine-point AiAF focusing allows for the camera to change its focusing parameters to different configurations based upon the composition of the shot via nine boxes that are highlighted when engaged and focus is set.

The DIGIC Image Processor allows the Canon to establish and shoot images at a faster rate with automatic digital Noise Reduction engaged during situations with overall adverse lighting.

Panorama Shooting allows the user to compose image frames into a 360 degree view of a scene. Entering the stitch mode carefully establishes a common object within overlapping frames for realignment during editing on the user’s computer.

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